PASTE survey food forest Weverkeshof (2018)

Posted on ma 26 maart 2018 in surveys • Gewijzigd op 22 april 2019

This is part of the design for a food forest in Nuenen.

In this section we list the available plants, animals, structures, tools and events we have observed directly or indirectly at the Weverkeshof in 2018.

Plants

  • Aegopodium podagraria (ground elder / zevenblad)
  • Arum maculatum (snakeshead / gevelkte aronskelk)
  • Bryophyta (moss / mos) (a lot)
  • Crocus vernus ( / krokus)
  • Fragaria vesca (wild strawberry / bosaardbei)
  • Galium aparine ( / kleefkruid)
  • Geranium phaeum ( / donkere ooievaarsbek)
  • Glechoma hederacea ( / hondsdraf)
  • Hedera helix (ivy / klimop) (on some of the trees)
  • Lamium album ( / witte dovenetel)
  • Lamium purpureum ( / paarse dovenetel)
  • Myosotis sylvatica ( / vergeet-me-nietje)
  • Narcissus (daffodil / narcis)
  • Plantago major (plantago / grote weegbree)
  • Prunus avium (wild cherry / zoete kers)
  • Prunus insititia (mirabel / mirabel) (most trees)
  • Ranunculus repens ( / kruipende boterbloem) inedible
  • Rubus fruticosus (blackberry / braam)
  • Rumex obtusifolius ( / ridderzuring)
  • Sambucus nigra (elderberry / gewone vlier)
  • Silene dioica ( / dagkoekoeksbloem)
  • Urtica dioica (nettle / grote brandnetel)
  • gras
  • speenkruid
  • viooltje (onbekend welke, 3-kleurig?)

Behind the fence by the stream we also saw:

  • Alnus incana (grey alder / grauwe els) (propjes op de grond)
  • Juglans regia (common walnut / walnoot)
  • Quercus rubra (American oak / Amerikaanse eik) (leaves on the ground)
  • Rubus fruticosus (blackberry / braam)
  • Salix caprea ( / boswilg)
  • Urtica dioica (nettle / grote brandnetel)
  • several young saplings

Animals

  • Homo sapiens sapiens (human / mens)
  • Ovis orientalis aries (sheep / schaap)
  • Equus africanus asinus (donkey / ezel)
  • Equus ferus caballus (horse / paard)
  • Oryctolagus cuniculus (European rabbit / konijn)
  • Rattus norvegicus or Rattus rattus (Brown or black rat / bruine of zwarte rat)
  • Talpa europaea (European mole / mol)
  • Pavo cristatus (Indian peafowl / blauwe pauw)
  • ( / roodborst)
  • Several types of birds
  • Insects
  • Possible life in the stream

Structures

  • fences around meadows and property
  • owl nesting box in one of the trees
  • further away:
    • bee shed
    • compost piles
    • manure piles
    • animal sheds
    • green house
    • area for general garden waste
    • farm house

Tools

  • gardening tools (coutesy of Garden team)
  • wood chipper (Susanne)

Events

From the events list of the Weverkeshof

  • Christmas festival - "levende kerststal"
  • (Irish) music sessions
  • Easter activities
  • yearly book market (September)
  • sheep shearing
  • demonstration honey extraction
  • pollarding of willows (every two / three years)
  • picking prunes for selling